Cost of living comparison
Suriname is 45.3% more expensive than Niger.
If you lived in Suriname instead of Niger, you would:
pay 12.2% less for restaurants
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
F CFA3,060
|
$4.86
SRD158.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
F CFA6,120
|
$7.65
SRD249.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
F CFA755
|
$0.94
SRD30.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
F CFA366
|
$0.62
SRD20.26
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
F CFA319
|
$1.19
SRD38.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
F CFA5,100
|
$5.00
SRD163.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.72
F CFA5,309
|
$4.45
SRD145.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
F CFA1,413
|
$2.11
SRD68.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
F CFA2,063
|
$1.54
SRD50.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.71
F CFA1,041
|
$1.93
SRD63.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA370
|
$0.59
SRD19.33
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
F CFA659
|
$0.81
SRD26.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
F CFA451
|
$0.97
SRD31.65
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA347
|
$0.47
SRD15.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
F CFA162
|
$0.37
SRD12.16
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
F CFA2,172
|
$3.17
SRD103.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
$90.00
SRD2,941.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.21
F CFA12,240,177
|
$30,000.00
SRD980,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
F CFA2,754
|
$25.80
SRD843.47
|
|
pay 16.8% more for housing
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.57
F CFA7,650
|
$37.50
SRD1,225.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$569.83
F CFA346,781
|
$405.89
SRD13,267.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.64
F CFA227,990
|
$249.44
SRD8,153.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$255.25
F CFA155,337
|
$79.34
SRD2,593.41
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$949.79
F CFA578,008
|
$97.50
SRD3,187.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,609.28
F CFA2,805,040
|
$500.00
SRD16,344.00
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.68
F CFA1,020
|
$1.50
SRD49.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$2.00
SRD65.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
F CFA1,530
|
$5.25
SRD171.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
F CFA30,600
|
$13.68
SRD447.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
F CFA2,550
|
$4.51
SRD147.57
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Niger
|
Suriname
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$52.08
SRD1,702.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.49
F CFA28,900
|
$45.99
SRD1,503.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$99.15
SRD3,241.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.90
F CFA25,500
|
$173.33
SRD5,665.92
|
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